Pros And Cons Of Lack Of Grit

The lack of grit starts when we are first born and can lead all the way into the college years. Peter Gray, Ph.D., a research professor at Boston College and author, explains in an article on Psychology Today how less resilient students are shaping the landscape for the future of America. There is no clear-cut answer as to what is causing the problem; however, he states many reasons why this could be happening. A major complication is students are frightened of failure. If they fail, they are unable to cope with it. Not being able to cope with failure is attributable to growing up without grit. If you are not challenged in life, the absence of resilience can penetrate all throughout life. Thus leaving a sense of helplessness and abandonment …show more content…
The first benefit is that there is a strong bond between the child and the parent, almost like best friends. Also, the parents will always know where their child is and what he or she is doing. In the end, children are able to learn from their parents’ and not make the same mistakes that they make (Pros and Cons). The pros for helicopter parenting really do allow children to be close with their parents, which causes the bond to possibly be inseparable. Having your parent as a best friend, does not always allow enough social individuality and the lack of independence. I mean, do we want our parents to be our best friends? No, we want friends that are our age and know the struggle it is to be our age. Ideally, a society without the constant hovering of parents over their children can be obtained if parents allow their children …show more content…
Raising a child without grit will prolong a lifetime of no development and improper lifestyles. Not only do these children need resilience, they need independence. The key to a healthy lifestyle is displaying that independence can come naturally thus providing a self-promoting lifestyle. If parents of American students keep nurturing their children they same way they do today, the students of America will be lacking essential ingredients in the future. Those ingredients are independence, resilience, and the ability for proper lifestyles. If you are a parent right now, here is a helpful tip. Do not call your child’s college professor because the course is to hard for him; yes this has happened many times. Let him figure it out by himself. True resilience and independence will show if he can make it through